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Ronna McDaniel May Still Find a TV Home Post-NBC News
Will Ronna McDaniel land another TV gig? There is already interest in the former Republican National Committee chair brewing from a couple of cable news outlets. Sources at both Newsmax and NewsNation tell The Hollywood Reporter that they would be interested in pursuing a deal with McDaniel, should she ultimately finalize a separation agreement with […]
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The Leadership Vacuum That Led to the Ronna McDaniel Fail at NBC
Tuesday was not a good day for Ronna McDaniel — or, is it Ronna Romney McDaniel again, as she now admits the 2020 election was not stolen? She went from a high-profile gig on NBC to no gig and no agent, as CAA also dropped her. It was also a bad day for NBC News […]
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NBC News Ousts Ronna McDaniel After Staff Uproar, CAA Drops Ex-RNC Chair
NBC News has officially decided to part ways with its newest on-air contributor, Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair, just days after she was hired. “After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,” NBC News Group chairman Cesar […]
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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Blasts NBC’s Ronna McDaniel Hiring as “Inexplicable”
Rachel Maddow, the biggest star on MSNBC, has weighed in on the controversial decision by NBC News to hire Ronna McDaniel as an on-air contributor. Toward the tail end of an extended monologue about the history of American fascists from the 1930s and 1940s, Maddow ripped into the hiring as “inexplicable.” “I mean, you wouldn’t […]
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‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Hope NBC “Will Reconsider” Ronna McDaniel Hire
The fallout continues at NBC News over the hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel. On Monday morning, MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski weighed in on her hiring as a political analyst, saying that they had been “inundated with calls” about the controversial move. “We learned about the hiring […]
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Former ‘Meet the Press’ Anchor Chuck Todd Faults NBC Over Ronna McDaniel Hire: “It’s Unfortunate for This Program”
There is discontent within the ranks of NBC News over Friday’s hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel. McDaniel made her first appearance on the network as a paid contributor Sunday morning on Meet the Press, though moderator Kristen Welker noted that she had been booked weeks earlier, before her hire was official. […]
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NBC News Hires Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel
In one of the most high-profile hires of the 2024 election cycle, NBC News is bringing on former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as an on-air contributor. McDaniel will make her NBC debut on Sunday’s Meet the Press, and will appear on NBC, MSNBC and NBC News Now programming. McDaniel, the former head of […]
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Kate Snow Exiting the Sunday Edition of ‘NBC Nightly News’
Kate Snow is exiting the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News. The NBC News Daily Anchor and NBC News Senior National Correspondent has anchored the Sunday edition since 2015. She announced the news during Sunday’s telecast. “Before we go tonigh, I want to share some personal news. For eight and a half years, I have loved […]
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NBCUniversal News Group Launches Storytellers Training Program (Exclusive)
NBCUniversal News Group is giving three young journalists a gig that could jump start their careers. Storytellers, a new initiative from the News Group’s education program NBCU Academy, is a yearlong training experience whereby the three selected journalists will work as associate reporters under the guidance of an NBC News reporter, correspondent or executive. Their […]
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NBC News Now Adds Sky News Simulcast in Streaming Expansion (Exclusive)
Sky News is coming to NBC News Now. The NBC News streaming service will simulcast Sky News Today with Wilfred Frost on weekday mornings at 5 a.m. EST, an expansion into the early morning hours. The program is the first time that a Sky News program will be simulcast on the streaming service, and will be […]
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NBC News Set to Host Third GOP Presidential Debate
The third Republican presidential debate set for Nov. 8 in Miami will be hosted by NBC News. NBC News, which will produce the debate for its linear TV, streaming and digital platforms, takes over from Fox News and Fox Business, which hosted the first two Republican primary debates. The third tangle between GOP candidates, organized […]
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Don Browne, Former Telemundo President, Dies at 80
Don Browne, the former president of the Telemundo Communications Group who led the broadcaster’s big push into original content, died Wednesday at his home in Miami Beach. He was 80. “Don leaves behind a legacy of championing Spanish-language media and Hispanics at Telemundo and throughout the industry,” Telemundo said in a statement. “A visionary leader, […]
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